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- 1916 Packard Twin Six Camp Truck, Used by Henry B. Joy - When the U.S. Army placed an order for 27 Packard transport trucks in 1916, company president Henry B. Joy traveled to Mexico to see the vehicles in action. General John J. Pershing employed the Packards in his pursuit of Pancho Villa. Joy used this truck on his Mexican trip. Later, Joy's family took it on camping trips in the United States.
- 1916
- Collections - Artifact
1916 Packard Twin Six Camp Truck, Used by Henry B. Joy
When the U.S. Army placed an order for 27 Packard transport trucks in 1916, company president Henry B. Joy traveled to Mexico to see the vehicles in action. General John J. Pershing employed the Packards in his pursuit of Pancho Villa. Joy used this truck on his Mexican trip. Later, Joy's family took it on camping trips in the United States.
- First Ford Model In Dearborn and Detroit, Sketch by Charles B. King - Charles Brady King drew this sketch of Henry Ford's 1896 Quadricycle some 20 years after the vehicle was built. King completed and tested his own experimental automobile in early March 1896, three months before the Quadricycle was finished. King provided inspiration, advice, and even a few spare parts to Ford during the Quadricyle's construction.
- 1914-1919
- Collections - Artifact
First Ford Model In Dearborn and Detroit, Sketch by Charles B. King
Charles Brady King drew this sketch of Henry Ford's 1896 Quadricycle some 20 years after the vehicle was built. King completed and tested his own experimental automobile in early March 1896, three months before the Quadricycle was finished. King provided inspiration, advice, and even a few spare parts to Ford during the Quadricyle's construction.
- Poster, "Proclamation of the Route of the Lincoln Highway," 1913 - This poster details the planned route of the Lincoln Highway, the first improved transcontinental road. The road was planned by a private group of auto industry magnates, politicians and other big thinkers -- not by the federal government, as interstate highways are today. The poster asked for the assistance of states, counties and individuals along the road as well as monetary donations.
- 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "Proclamation of the Route of the Lincoln Highway," 1913
This poster details the planned route of the Lincoln Highway, the first improved transcontinental road. The road was planned by a private group of auto industry magnates, politicians and other big thinkers -- not by the federal government, as interstate highways are today. The poster asked for the assistance of states, counties and individuals along the road as well as monetary donations.